I Bet You

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{{Infobox television

| image = I Bet You.jpg

| caption = I Bet You title card.

| runtime = 25 minutes{{cite web|url = http://shop.mojohd.com/products/i-bet-you-season-1-dvd-pre-order|title = I Bet You: Season 1 DVD PRE-ORDER - shop.MOJOHD.com|access-date = June 19, 2008|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080619063856/http://shop.mojohd.com/products/i-bet-you-season-1-dvd-pre-order|archive-date = June 19, 2008}}

| starring = Phil Laak
Antonio Esfandiari

| country = United States

| network = MOJO HD

| first_aired = {{start date|2007|4|16}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2008|7|10}}

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 24

| list_episodes = List of I Bet You episodes

}}

I Bet You is a show about the lives of best friends and professional poker players Phil "The Unabomber" Laak and Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari as they wandered the streets of America betting and daring each other on anything and everything that inspired them, using their own money.

The series was produced by NorthSouth Productions for the MOJO HD network. Two seasons aired on MOJO HD before the network went down on December 1, 2008; a third season was filmed but has gone unaired.ESPN: The Poker Edge: 7/24

Episodes

{{main|List of I Bet You episodes}}

Most episodes were centered on a big bet (referred to in the title of the episode) of which the development was shown in several pieces. Between those pieces, smaller bets around town were shown.

The first season consisted of eight regular episodes and two bonus episodes. The second season premiered on April 10, 2008 at 9:30 PM and concluded its 14 episodes on July 10.{{cite web|url = http://alwaysbluff.com/poker/blogs/antonio-esfandiari/almost-my-birthday/|title = Almost My Birthday|access-date = June 19, 2008|author = Antonio Esfandiari|date = December 7, 2007|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://archive.today/20081010182956/http://alwaysbluff.com/poker/blogs/antonio-esfandiari/almost-my-birthday/|archive-date = October 10, 2008}}

=Setting=

Each episode was filmed in a different location, though usually in or around a major American city, such as New York City, Las Vegas or Miami.

DVD releases

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!Season # !! # of Discs !! # of Episodes !! Region 1 release

1210June 24, 2008{{cite web|url = http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/I-Bet-You-Season-1-Release-Date-Change/9707|title = I Bet You - A Short Delay for the 1st Season DVDs of this Mojo HD Series|access-date = June 19, 2008|date = May 27, 2008|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080603164208/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/I-Bet-You-Season-1-Release-Date-Change/9707|archive-date = June 3, 2008}}

Cast

  • Dealer Dolls-Poker Dealers (1 episode, 2007)
  • Brian Danner-Himself
  • Tim Weske-Himself
  • Antonio Esfandiari-Himself - Host (unknown episodes, 2007)
  • Phil Laak-Himself - Host (unknown episodes, 2007)
  • Melissa Pollard-Poker Dealer (unknown episodes, 2007)
  • Brian Wilson WSOP champion

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